Poverty Targeting in the Philippines

Balisacan, Arsenio M.; Edillon, Rosemarie

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“…Consistent with the findings from local poverty studies (e.g. Balisacan, 1997;Tabunda, 2000), profile of heads (education, sex, and age), composition (household size and dependency ratio) and location (urban/rural and region) significantly explain the variation in household income. Observable covariate (fuel price and rainfall) and idiosyncratic (labour market) shocks also have significant (negative) impacts on household income.…”

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Estimation of Vulnerability to Poverty Using a Multilevel Longitudinal Model: Evidence from the Philippines

Mina¹,

Imai

2016

The Journal of Development Studies

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Using the panel data for the Philippines in 2003-2009, we estimate a three-level random coefficient model to measure household vulnerability and to decompose it into idiosyncratic and covariate components. We correct heterogeneity bias using Bell and Jones's (2015) 'within-between' formulation. A majority of the poor and 18 percent of the non-poor are found to be vulnerable to unobservable shocks, while both groups of households are more susceptible to idiosyncratic shocks than to covariate shocks. Adequate safety nets should be provided for vulnerable households that lack access to infrastructure, or are larger in size with more dependents and less-educated heads.The JEL codes: C23, I32, O15

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Estimation of Vulnerability to Poverty Using a Multilevel Longitudinal Model: Evidence from the Philippines

Mina¹,

Imai

2016

The Journal of Development Studies

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“…The choice of PMT in targeting poor households allowed the Philippine government to adopt a more effective narrow targeting of the poor, which had previously been plagued by mistargeting and inefficiencies (Balisacan and Edillon, 2005;Reyes and Valencia, 2004). The selection of PMT has more similarities to Mexico and Colombia than to Brazil, which is an important policy choice since it is perceived to be more intrusive and costly compared to Brazil's 'lighter' strategy of relying on self-declared income (Reid, 2016).…”

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“…Prior to the 4Ps, the idea in place -as it was in most of the Latin American countries -was that economic growth represents the main strategy to reduce poverty, with little to no room for 'activist' social policies (Balisacan and Edillon, 2005;Tabuga and Reyes, 2012). Previous poverty alleviation programs in the Philippines were largely geared towards empowerment of the poor and were typically small, as evidenced by low investment on anti-poverty measures in the 1990s that averaged around 1.5% of the total government budget, including rice subsidies (Manasan, 2001).…”

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Diffusion of CCTs from Latin America to Asia: the Philippine 4Ps case

2018

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The purpose of this study is to understand the role of international and domestic actors, ideas and processes in the diffusion of public policies. It argues that existing studies on the subject do not provide an adequate explanation of the mechanisms through which diffusion takes place, nor do they sufficiently address the roles of actors affecting the policy transfer process. We address these shortcomings by studying the diffusion of conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs from Brazil and Mexico to the Philippines over the past decade. We use the concept of an 'instrument constituency' to delineate and trace the various actors and channels involved in the diffusion of CCTs. The case study shows that these groups of actors dedicated to the articulation, adoption and expansion of particular policy instruments are central players in transnational diffusion of policies and offer a robust explanation of the phenomenon. Keywords: policy diffusion; CCT; instrument constituency. Difusão dos PTCs da América Latina para a Ásia: o caso do programa 4Ps nas FilipinasO objetivo deste estudo é compreender o papel de atores, ideias e processos nacionais e internacionais no que diz respeito à difusão de políticas públicas. Observa-se que os estudos existentes sobre esse tema não oferecem uma explicação adequada sobre os mecanismos pelos quais essa difusão ocorre, bem como não abordam definitivamente os papéis dos atores envolvidos no processo de transferência de políticas. Em virtude desse quadro, este trabalho busca contribuir por meio do estudo do processo de difusão, ao longo da última década, de programas de transferência condicionada de renda (PTCs) do Brasil e do México para as Filipinas. Ainda, usamos o conceito de "grupo de defesa de instrumento de política pública" para delinear e compreender os diversos atores e canais envolvidos com a difusão dos PTCs. O estudo de caso mostra que esses grupos de atores dedicados a articulação, adoção e expansão de políticas específicas são centrais para sua difusão para outros países e para explicar esse fenômeno com maior propriedade. Palavras-chave: difusão de políticas; PTC; grupo de defesa de instrumento de política pública. Difusión de los PTC de América Latina en Asia: el caso del programa 4Ps en FilipinasEl objetivo de este estudio es comprender el papel de actores, ideas y procesos nacionales e internacionales en lo que respecta a la difusión de políticas públicas. Se observa que los estudios existentes sobre ese tema no ofrecen 265una explicación adecuada sobre los mecanismos por los cuales se da esa difusión; asimismo, no abordan definitivamente los papeles de los actores involucrados en el proceso de transferencia de políticas. En virtud de ese panorama, este trabajo se propone contribuir mediante el estudio del proceso de difusión -durante la última década -de los programas de transferencia monetaria condicionada (PTC) de Brasil y de México en las Filipinas. Además, usamos el concepto de "grupo de defensa de instrumento de política pública" para delinear y comprender lo...

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“…Evidence of the importance of rural electrification in poverty reduction is provided for the Philippines by Balisacan and Edillon (2005). Using the coefficients from an earlier regression model and estimates of costs for different public projects they simulate outcomes from different expenditure packages.…”

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“…To capture this version of governance they use not the Kaufmann et al index, but an index of 'Weberianness' designed to capture the meritocratic and independent nature of the state 16 The studies referred to here use the Freedom House index. 17 Balisacan and Edillon (2005) discuss the participatory programs introduced in the Philippines in the 1990's.the Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (CIDSS) program was the flagship of the Ramos administration's efforts at poverty reduction. An official review found it to be a success, but a more rigorous independent evaluation found no evidence that change in the targeted areas was statistically different from that elsewhere.…”

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The Aid Paradigm for Poverty Reduction: Does It Make Sense?

Weiss

2008

Development Policy Review

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FORTHCOMING IN DEVELOPMENT POLICY REVIEW July 2008.Abstract: Whilst thinking on economic policy for development has undergone many shifts with the perceived weak results of earlier adjustment reforms a new donor consensus has emerged based around the central themes of economic growth, good governance and social development. This paper examines the logic behind this new Aid paradigm and discusses the empirical evidence to support it. A nuanced story is revealed with country circumstances playing a critical role and particular interventions varying in impact across countries. For example, growth does not always lead to gains for the poor that match the national average; public expenditure needs to be targeted to achieve social development but effective targeting is difficult; governance reform may be critical but there is no simple governance blueprint and the corruption-growth association need not always be negative.

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Poverty Targeting in the Philippines

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Estimation of Vulnerability to Poverty Using a Multilevel Longitudinal Model: Evidence from the Philippines

Estimation of Vulnerability to Poverty Using a Multilevel Longitudinal Model: Evidence from the Philippines

Diffusion of CCTs from Latin America to Asia: the Philippine 4Ps case

The Aid Paradigm for Poverty Reduction: Does It Make Sense?

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